Case Study: Rockwood Pigments achieves reduced downtime and improved compliance with Idhammar Systems' MMS

Rockwood Pigments - Customer Case Study

Rockwood Pigments, a manufacturer of liquid, powder and granulated iron oxide colour pigments, faced an outdated, paper‑based maintenance system at its Kidsgrove site. Handwritten work requests and spreadsheets made tracking jobs and proving audit compliance difficult, and a 2007 flood that destroyed calibration, service and audit records exposed the urgent need to protect assets and move from reactive to planned maintenance.

They implemented the Idhammar MMS, cleaned and consolidated asset and supplier data, and introduced scheduled preventative tasks, inspections and powerful reporting. The centralised system stores permits, certificates and service history, improved planning and response times, reduced downtime and costs, and made regulatory evidence easy to produce — outcomes the team says have maximised asset performance and demonstrated clear value.

Rockwood Pigments

Peter Richardson

Engineering Team Leader